Beet-puller.



lDATENTED AUG. 2l, 1906.

M. W. PALMER.

BEET FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED Jus. 8. 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

" frm/E No. 829,282. PATENTED AUG. 21, 190e.

M. W. PALMER. BBET FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. B, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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MERRITT WESLEY PALMER, UF HAMILTON, MlQHlCvAN.

BEET

Application filed January adapted to enter the soil under andto straddle the beet and pull it bodily upward upon lifter-arms, more particularly seeks to improve a4 construction ef beet puller or plow disclosed in my Patents No. y.699,561,dated May 6, 1902, and No. 772,819,' dated October 18, 1904, whereby to render the operation of the puller or plow more eITective and positive, the manufacture of the same more economical, and the cooperative arrangement of the several parts more durable and compact.

My present invention is more in the nature of an improvement on my second patent above referred to and comprises a machine of substantially the same form and contour of my patent last referred to and my present invention involves an improved construction of machine in which means are provided for shifting the wheels with relation to the runners, so that the puller can be readily handled and when not in use can be directly conveyed from place to place without the run.- ners entering the ground.

My invention also embodies tgagc-wheels having a swivel-mounting to enable the machine to be turned around without tipping or lifting the puller around; and my invention also' includes an improved construction of runner or plow, together' with other certain novel details of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all of which will be iirst described in detail and then bespecilicall y pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing the same ready for use and the runners just beginning to enter the ground. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of my invention, showing the position of the parts when the runners are in lthe ground and serving to pull the beets. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig, 2, showing the position of the parts when the runners are out of the ground and the machine is ready to be turned or pulled along over the ground. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of my apparatus. l? ig. 5 is a cross-sec- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

8,1905. serai Nofzsaizo.

FULLER.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

tion on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. is adetail view of one ofthe runners or shoes. Fig. 7 is another detail view of one of the runners or slices.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the lig'ures, the horizontal or draft frame is substantially tl-shaped in plan view and consists of the vertically-set side bars 1 1, whose front ends lap, as at 1,'and are spaced apart by the pullclcvis or draft device 2, as shown, which. clevis 2 is secured in position by suitable bolts 8, as shown. The ends 1a 1L ofthe bars 1 1 are also sufficiently spaced apart to permit passage of the vertical supportin -standard 4 of the carriage, which includes t e gagewhcels 1() 10, as sho'wn."'l`he support 4 is vertically held and is secured to the horizontally projecting bracket members 13 13, which terminate in bearings 13t to receive the swivel-shaft 10FL of the wheels 10, the 'wheels' 1() having a swivel-mounting similar to the ordinary caster-wheels, so that the machine can be readily'manipulated, as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

Pivotally secured by' bolts 14 to the bracket 15a are a pair of rearwardly-projecting brace-bars 15, whose other ends are pivotally secured by bolts 16 to the bars 1, shown.

The handles 17 have their front ends 17 adjustably bolted to the cross-brace 18, that is secured to the bars 1 1. The handles 17 are also pivotally secured to the brackets 19, secured to the rear brace-bar 20 bf the frame of the machine.

Secured between the brace-bar 20 and the bars 1 1 are downwardly-projecting standards 21, which are inwardly bent, as at 21, near their lower ends and have their extreme lower ends 21b bent to be secured to the plows or shoes 25, hereinafter again referred to. The standards 21 are braced by suitable brace-bars 22, that connect the standards with the bars 1 1, as shown.

Secured to the rear brace-bar 20 by bolts 23 is a plate 24, which has the forwardlyprojecting ears 24u 24 apertured to permit passage of the adjusting-rods 26, that are secured at one end to the standards 21 and have their other ends threaded to receive the adjusting-nuts 268L 26, by means of which the standards 21 can be drawn closer together or perinitted'to spring farther apart, asclearly shown in dotted and fulll lines in p one en Fig. 5, thus enabling the shoes 25 to be set at a greater or less distance apart as circumstances may make advisable.

Secured to the rear of the bar 20 by an ear or plate 27 and bolts 23 is a segmental rackplate 29, having a plurality of pin-receiving apertures 30, and a notch 31, as shown, a

stop 32 being provided at the rear of the projecting portion of the plate, as shown, for a purpose presently understood. Pivotally secured at 33 to the member 30 is a lever 34, having a pawl 35p, and an operating-rod and hand-engaging member 36 37, as shown, whereby the lever 34 can be locked in any position with respect to the member 29 for a purpose presently understood.

The lever 34 is in the nature of a bellcrank-lever, with its short arm 34Lextending forwardly and connecting to a walking-beam 35 through the medium of the link1 36, thatis pivotalll connected to the arm 34a and to of the beam 35. The beam 35 is pivotally mounted at 35' on a bracket 37, secured to the cross-bar 18,'and it has its other end connected with the standard 4 through links 39, that are pivotally connected to the standard 4 and to the beam 35, as shown.

The standard 4 has a series of pin-receiving apertures 4x, through which a suitable pin 4p may be passed to form a stop for the draftframe when the parts have been adjusted through the medium of the shifting-lever 34.

The plows 25 each comprise a long bar 25", of steel or other suitable material, having a flat piece 25b welded to the point 25, as shown, the thickness of the plate 25b being the same as the cutter-blade 40, which is secured to the plow and extends up parallel with the portion 21a of the standards 21, and the cutter-blade has a shearing 4edge 40a, as shown. The back end of the plate 25a is bent, as at 25d, to form with the plate 25ID a roove 25e to receive the cutter-blade or s caring-knife and the standard 21, as .clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 6 of the drawings.

Bolted or otherwise secured to 'the plate 25a by the same bolts which secure the standards 2l and the cutter-blades 4G are plates 4i, that carryjthe lifting-rods 42, and v the plates 4l are slotted, as at 4l, and formed with countersunk portions 4l" and 4i, (see Figs. l and 7,) one of which, 41h, receives the .nuts of the securing-bolts,` While the other, 41, receives the head 42a of the lifting-rods 42, which head 42a is pivotally secured to the plate 41 by la bolt 42x, and is also secured by a bolt 42Y,. that passes through the slot 41, so that the lifter-rods 42 may be adjusted at different angles to the horizontal for a purpose presently to be understood. l

A The plate 41 has'its exposed face provided with a groove 41, that runs from the point upwardly toward the head 42a of the lifter- -tongue-and-groove engagement,

rods 42 and merges with the groove 42Z on the head 42", as shown. The lifter-bars 42 are arranged in pairs and spaced apart, so

that the spacing between the bars is in alinement with the groove 42z for a purpose now to be explained.

The lifter-rods 42 can be ,adjusted at various angles, and as the plews or runners enter the ground on each'sillxe of the beet the soil will pack in the grootv s 41'Z 42z and between the rods 42 and bel drawn up in a direction to correspond to the said grooves and lifter-rods, the grooves and spaces between the lifter-rods and the beet and packed soil as it passes up along the groove having a connection with each other in the nature ofa By setting the rods at their greatest elevation the heet will be entirely carried out of theI ground, thus enabling my puller to be used with greater advantage than those now in common use. l

By 'reason of the swivel-gage wheels 1() ll am enabled to move the apparatus in various directions and conveniently handle the same,

j and by pulling the lever 34 back into engagement with the stud 32 the parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 3, when the machine can be drawn over the surface of the grcund without the plows 25 entering the soi YWhen the apparatus is in operation, the y parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, the broken line 50 representing the surface level of the ground.

When the puller is in operation, the draft- Ioo frame works up and down on the gage-wheel l standard, when the parts are adjusted through the lever 34 and the apertures 4x in the gage-wheel standard 4 to receive a pin or bolt, which is inserted at various points to regulate the depth it is desired for the runners or plows to enter the ground, the draftframe sliding down the gage-wheel standard until it strikes the pin.

When the lever 34 is adapted to have its catch enter the notch 31, then the lowpoints will be directed upwardly, as s own in Fig. 3, so that they will not enter the ground, the points'being higher than theA heels. l

From the foregoing description, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction,

operation', and many advantages of my invention will be readil. understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and I desire' it understood that in practice when the plows are formed of soft metal. they may be tipped by steel points, as shown in my prior patent last referred to.

What I claim is- 1.- Inra beet-puller of the character de- IIO scribed, the combination with the draftfigame, a pair of separated plow members pendent from the rear end of the frame, and plows mounted one on the lower end of each standard, a cutting member secured to the outer face of each plow and projected in the same plane as the standards, lsaid plows comprising a main plate having a bent portion to Jform a shoulder, a supplemental plate secured to said main plate, said supplemental plate having its exposed face provided with a said standards, a supplemental plate secured Y to saidmain plate and having a groove on its exposed face, a pair of lifter-rods for each4 low, said lifter-rods being spaced apart and aving a head, means for pivotally mounting the head to the supplemental plate, and means coperating with the head and the supplemental plate for holding the lifterrods at various angles to the horizontal, substantially as shown and described,

3. ln a beet-pulling machine, the combination with a draft-frame and the standards, of

` comprising a main plate having a penetratplows secured to. said standards, sa'id plows ing point, and a shoulder to form a groove to receive the ends of the standards, shearingknives also heldin said grooves and abutting said standards, a supplemental plate secured to said main plate and having a groove on its exposed face, a pair of lifter-rods for each plow, said lifter-rods being spaced apart andy aving a head, means for pivotall mounting lthe head to the supplemental p ate, means coperating with the head and the supplemental plate for holding the lifter-rods at various angles to the horizontal, said'head having a groove merging with the groove in the supplemental plate and with the space between the lifter-rods, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a beet-pulling machine, the combination with a plow comprising a main plate terminating in a point and formed with shoulders to produce a groove, by means of which the plowvcan be secured to the frame of a beet pulling machine, of ya supplemental plate adapted to be secured to said main plate, and a pair of lifter-rods adjustably secured to said supplemental plate, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a beet-pulliliplg machine, the combination with a plow eo rising a main plate terminating in a point lind formed with shoulders to produce a groove by means of which the plow can be secured to the frame of a beet -pulling machine, of a supplemental plate adapted to be secured tosaid main plate, a pair of lifter-rods adjustably secured tosaid supplemental plate, said supplemental plate having a groove on ,its exposed face for coperating with the lifter-rods, substa ,'tially as shown and described.v

6.y ln a machine of the class described, Va plow comprising a main plate having ashoulder, a supplemental plate secured to the main plate and 'having its exposed face provided withv a groove,'lifter-rods adjustably secured to the supplemental plate, and means for holding said lifter-rods in various adjusted positions, substantially as shown and deu scribed.

'MEEE'iTT WESLEY Elim/1ER.V

Witnesses EVA KLINKERS,

BENJAMIN LA BARGE. 

